We're opening a shop!

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Big news!  My biz partner, Wendy and I are finalizing the details to open a real storefront in a great little area called Temescal Alley in Oakland.  We'll continue to sell our refurbished and upcycled goods for the home there and on etsy. 

We had been dreamily talking of opening shop sometime in the next few years, but when we found out about this amazing vacancy two weeks ago, we took a leap of faith and went for it.  

At the turn of the century, our little (emphasis on little) shop was originally a stable.  Later the horse stalls were turned into carriage houses and most recently into tiny shops.

Here's what the inside looks like.

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We love the exposed brick, the built-in rustic pipe shelving, and the concrete floors. And of course, we plan to do some work to make it our own.

via San Francisco Chronicle

We couldn't be more thrilled to be a part of this thriving community of small shops full of artisans and other creatives. 

Here are what some of the other shops in Temescal Alley look like:

Esqueleto via The San Francisco Chronicle

Crimson Horticultural Rarities via The San Francisco Chronicle

Doughnut Dolly -- image via Refinery 29

You can see we have our work cut out for us! 

To read more about Temescal Alley, see The San Francisco Chronicle's recent article "Oakland's Hip and Vibrant Temescal Alley Takes Off."

One last thing, since our business is no longer located in the Claremont area of Oakland, we've decided to change our name.

Henceforth it will be "Walrus."

We have changed the blog title, and are working on changing our blog address to match.  And we'll probably have a new website up and running soon.

Details to come!  We are uber excited!